Twenty-eight canoe and kayak paddlers from eight BC clubs have been selected to the Canada Summer Games long list squad. The athletes were named to the squad based on their results at the U16+ British Columbia Provincial Championships on July 16-17 in Kamloops.
The squad will participate in the 2016 Fall Training Camp on November 11-13, fall and winter testing and other CKBC events as they vie for a spot on Team BC. Twenty athletes (10 female, 10 male) will represent B.C. at the 2017 Canada summer Games.
The Canada Summer Games are the country’s largest multi-sport event for young athletes. The paddling events take place from July 29-August 1, 2017 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
CKBC’s Canada Summer Games long list squad members are:
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WOMEN’S KAYAK
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Athlete
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Club
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Hometown
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Coach
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Lauryn Cheung
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Fort Langley Canoe Club
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Langley
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Emily Raymond
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Katrina Loutet
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Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club
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Burnaby
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Wes Hammer
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Meghan Cheung
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Fort Langley Canoe Club
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Langley
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Emily Raymond
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Melody Oh
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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Elisa Robson-Brown
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False Creek Racing Canoe Club
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Vancouver
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Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
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Cassidy MacPherson
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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Tiffany Yau
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False Creek Racing Canoe Club
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Vancouver
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Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
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Julianna Won
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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WOMEN’S CANOE
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Athlete
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Club
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Hometown
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Coach
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Samantha Loutet
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Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club
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Burnaby
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Wes Hammer
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Zaffia Laplante
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Fort Langley Canoe Club
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Langley
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Emily Raymond
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Hana Ronayne
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Pemberton Canoe Association
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Pemberton
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Karen Tomlinson
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Heather Potkins
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Nelson Kayak and Canoe Club
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Nelson
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Lauren Heckley
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Anna Zhang
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False Creek Racing Canoe Club
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Vancouver
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Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
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Emily Robinson
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Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club
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Kamloops
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Stanislav Marek
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MEN’S KAYAK
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Athlete
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Club
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Hometown
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Coach
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Matthew Koehler
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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Alex Brent
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Dewdney
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Peter Majewski
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Sebastian Sorescu
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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Justin Won
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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Cameron Antifave
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Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club
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Nanaimo
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Igor Nikitovic
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Spencer Robinson
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Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club
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Kamloops
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Stanislav Marek
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Michael Lanyon
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Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club
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Kamloops
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Stanislav Marek
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Tyler Demidoff
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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MEN’S CANOE
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Athlete
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Club
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Hometown
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Coach
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Alexander Demishkevich
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Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club
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Kamloops
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Stanislav Marek
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Quinn Phare
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Pemberton Canoe Association
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Pemberton
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Jared Trafford
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Ydris Hunter
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False Creek Racing Canoe Club
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Vancouver
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Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
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Oliver Esseltine
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Pemberton Canoe Association
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Pemberton
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Jared Trafford
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Arjun Senanayake
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False Creek Racing Canoe Club
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Vancouver
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Diane Tam
Laurence Chin
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Noah Said
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Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club
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Maple Ridge
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Peter Majewski
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About Canoe Kayak BC
Based in Burnaby, Canoe Kayak BC actively encourages and provides opportunities to enjoy, participate and excel in paddle sports in British Columbia. Members include competitive and developing athletes, enthusiasts, coaches, officials, administrators and supporters of paddling sports. For more information about Canoe Kayak BC and its programs, please visit Canoe Kayak BC online at http://www.canoekayakbc.ca
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For more information, contact:
Blake Dalton
Provincial Coach, Canoe Kayak BC
778-870-8801
blake@canoekayakbc.ca